Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
January 25, 2005
Submitted
March 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990BB
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
42
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
D228580001
Part serial
140160
Condition
Warped
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CNTRL NR 0501) DURING TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP (HANDLE WOULD). WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT DONW, 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCK AND AUTO SLAT LIGHT ON THE GEAR HANDLE WAS LOCKED (GROUND MODE). AIRCRAFT JACKED, GEAR SWUNG NORMALLY IN HANGAR. FOUND NOSE GEAR PROX SWITCHES WEAK. REPAIRED PROXIMITY SWITCH AND TESTED IAW MM. OK, EVERYTHING DONE IAW MM. (EA11200502913) (EA11200502879) (K)